Tag: Ash Barty
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Ash Barty beats Pliskova, wins first Wimbledon title
Top-ranked Ash Barty won her first Wimbledon title by beating Karolina Pliskova in three sets. Barty used a fast start to seize the momentum against a shaky Pliskova and then overcame a wobble of her own to win 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3. The eighth-seeded Pliskova didn’t win a single point in the first three games…
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Barty, Osaka advance into China Open last 16, Kerber knocked out
Top seeds Ash Barty and Naomi Osaka cruised into the last 16 of the China Open on Tuesday in Beijing with straight sets victories in their second round matches. World number one Barty, who received a bye into the second round, started her campaign with a 6-4 6-2 win over Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, wrapping up…